Clarke County, Space by Allen Steele My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was one of the most absolutely delightful books I've ever read! I love Allen Steele! What a story! The story begins with a older, veteran writer being approached by a stranger who wants to tell him the "real" story of Clarke County, …
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A King of Infinite Space by Allen SteeleMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis was a unique, enjoyable light sci fi novel. It starts with Alec Tucker, his girlfriend Erin, and his best friend Shemp going to Lollapalooza, getting wasted and dying in a car wreck. Next thing you know, Alec wakes in a white room, …
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The Outposter by Gordon R. Dickson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This isn't a bad book, but it's not a great book either. Above average? Earth is overpopulated -- has been for 100 years -- and has a lottery where the "winners" are turned into colonists who are shipped to Earth's colonies around the …
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The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars As Philip K Dick's third novel, this is a pretty solid effort. More linear than later works, it's about Allen and Janet Purcell, who live in Newer York in 2114. It's been 130 years since a nuclear war has destroyed much …
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On the Run by Gordon R. Dickson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This had the makings of a very good sci fi novel. In fact, I was going to give it five stars -- until I reached the ending, which was the most anticlimactic ending I've ever read! The book begins with Kil and …
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